A couple will fundraise for 18 months and race the 2000km Mongol Rally to prevent suicide.

Former RSA president Bill Kerr has been convicted of wearing medals he didn't earn.

Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen were spotted attending a wedding in Mangawhai.

Death in Mangawhai Domain not thought suspicious.

Police divers have been called to search near a group of offshore islands in Northland after debris from a missing boat was discovered.

Mangawhai residents' empty water tanks are being filled, thanks in part to the milk of corporate kindness. Last weekend's rain eased

Some Mangawhai residents are out of water and facing longer delays to replenish their tanks after WaterCare turned off the taps at their closest filling stations.

Grow your own wine and drink it in these peaceful surroundings, says Leigh Bramwell

Chicken, lime and lemongrass might not be the most traditional sausage flavour, but it has come out tops in this year's national sausage competition.

It is invite only, has a six-figure membership fee and a strict 'no assholes' policy. Tara Iti is destined to become NZ's premiere golfing paradise.

Can't afford to buy a house in Auckland and think you're running out of options? Ruled out Tauranga and Hamilton? Where are the next northern property hotspots?

Suspicious behaviour at a coastal holiday home has led to the discovery of a methamphetamine lab in Northland.

A developer has backtracked on its plans to move a beachside carpark.

When Blake Raven saw an emu wandering the streets of Mangawhai yesterday, he thought it was pretty random.

Boy is understood to have been playing with a hammock suspended from a chain when the suspected accidental hanging occurred at a home in Mangawhai Heads.

Mangawhai is a great place to get away to for the weekend and also fantastic for fishing.

An orca found stranded just north of the Mangawhai Heads Surf Life Saving Club has died.

They call it Magical Mangawhai, and with its beautiful beach, great food and proximity to Auckland we can see why.

There's plenty to see and do - and eat - in nearby Mangawhai, discovers Graham Hepburn.

Sometimes you wonder just what could be achieved in the world if small-town enthusiasm was harnessed, writes Colin Moore.